Diversity & Inclusion

What does it mean to have a diverse work environment?

• It means that employees have traveled to different countries and met people from other cultures.

• It means that employees have different ethnic backgrounds, cultures, gender identities, and experiences.

• It means that managers have more work experience, skills, and qualifications than low-level employees.

An inclusive workplace means that ___.

• diverse employees can work together without discrimination or intolerance

• opportunities are given to the most diverse employees

• employees are given the tools they need to fully participate

Companies should implement Diversity & Inclusion policies because ___.

• they can be easily developed throughout an organization

• they promote acceptance of people’s differences

• they create synergies that can bring out the best in staff

How do Diversity & Inclusion policies benefit companies?

• They can attract new graduates who value diversity.

• They can make companies more innovative.

• They can identify diverse abilities among employees.

What are some ways that organizations and businesses can implement Diversity & Inclusion policies?

• By making sure diversity exists in low-level positions first.

• By offering team building exercises to help people get to know each other.

• By making rules for employee behavior that promotes inclusivity.

Employees can promote an inclusive environment during meetings by ___.

• letting those who have worked there the longest speak the most often

• letting valued team members have a chance to speak first

• giving everyone an opportunity to share their ideas before ending a meeting

A company has a strong mission statement that emphasizes diversity and inclusion, but they do not currently have formal D&I rules and are not sure where to begin. What should they do?

• They should have diverse employees write D&I rules.

• They should create an organizational inclusion plan.

• They should create training programs to build inclusive teams.

A large technology company has been trying to increase diversity across the organization. They recently hired several women who are experienced software engineers for entry-level positions. How can the company go further to improve diversity?

• They should hire experienced women for higher-level positions.

• They should encourage experienced men to apply for low-level positions.

• They should make sure diversity exists at all levels of the company.

Company B is trying hard to become a more diverse and inclusive company. One way they are doing this is by encouraging staff to work in multi-generational teams. How can this decision help improve the performance of the team?

• It gives more experienced employees a way to show their skills and lead the team.

• It offers younger employees an opportunity to learn from more experienced employees.

• It gives employees of different ages a chance to find things in common and learn to work together.

Robert leads a monthly staff meeting that includes nine people. This week two new employees will join the meeting. What can Robert do to make sure the new employees feel valued?

• He can give the new employees a chance to speak first.

• He can stop people from interrupting the new employees.

• He can ask new employees to take notes for everyone.